Stories about Russia from August, 2009
Russia: Man-Pupu-Nyor
Soviet Russia writes about Man-Pupu-Nyor, “one of the most impressive and magic geological legacies on the planet,” located in the northern Urals.
Ukraine, Russia: More on Medvedev's Statements
Foreign Notes comments on president Medvedev's Ukraine address: “Maybe fearing that his boss may have overstepped the mark, deputy head of the Kremlin's administration Aleksey Gromov says today that Dmitriy...
Russia: “Kadyrov's Chaos”
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the recent murders of Zarema Sadulaeva and Alik Dzhabrailov: “The murders could be related to their human rights work, or somehow linked to Dzhabrailov’s past...
Russia: Young Militiamen
Sean's Russia Blog reports that “the plan to fill Russia’s streets with 100,000 young militiamen by 2010 has been all over the Russian internet media over the last few weeks.”
Russia: Two More Chechen Human Rights Activists Killed
Sean's Russia Blog reports on two more Chechen human rights activists who were kidnapped and killed.
Russia, Ukraine: Medvedev's Address
Foreign Policy's Passport links to the vlog post with president Medvedev's Ukraine address and the English-language translation of the transcript. Eternal Remont comments on some of Medvedev's statements: “[…] ‘The...
Russia: Life in Nizhny Novgorod
At OpenDemocracy.net, Lira Valeyeva writes about life and politics in Nizhny Novgorod.
Serbia, Russia: NIS and Gazprom
An update on Gazprom in Serbia – at A Fistful of Euros.
Russia: Moscow High-Rise on Fire
Photos of a fire at one of Moscow's newly-built high-rise apartment buildings last week – by LJ user drugoi (RUS).
Ukraine: Anti-Domestic Violence Ad Campaign
At GlobalComment, Natalia Antonova writes about a new anti-domestic violence ad campaign in Ukraine; some of the ads “feature famous Ukrainian boxer Alina Shaternikova with one black eye and a...
Georgia, Russia: Cyber Attacks on Blogger ‘Cyxymu’
In 2008, the Russo-Georgian war coincided with the Beijing Olympics, diverting some of the public attention from the peaceful sporting event. This week, cyber attacks on LJ, Twitter and Facebook, targeting Tbilisi-based blogger cyxymu, have added an extra dimension to the coverage of the war's first anniversary.
Georgia: Blogger reportedly targetted by Facebook, Twitter attack
CNET's blog carries a podcast report on the denial of service attacks on Facebook and Twitter which apparently targeted Georgian blogger Cyxymu as the first anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war...
Russia, Georgia: “A Year After”
Scraps of Moscow re-posts and links to a few items on last year's Russian-Georgian war that appeared elsewhere.
Russia: Putin's Youth Militia?
A Step At A Time reports that “the Kremlin-led youth group, Nashi, decided to establish bands of militia consisting of disadvantaged youngsters armed with stun guns. Under the plan, hundreds...
Russia: More on iPhone Sales
One more post on iPhone sales in Russia – at Profy.
Russia: “Astroturf Websites” Gone
A Fistful of Euros reports that “a number of pro-Russian astroturf websites” have vanished.
CEE, Central Asia: Post-Communist Leaders
A Fistful of Euros writes about “the first generation of post-Communist leaders”: “Well, here’s a question: almost 20 years later, how many of them are still running things? Not so...
Russia: New Report on Beslan
La Russophobe links to and quotes from John B. Dunlop's new report on Beslan.
Russia: History of “Housing Crisis”
Sean's Russia Blog writes about “the history of Russia’s housing crisis.”
Russia: Stalin's Grandson vs. Novaya Gazeta
Eternal Remont comments on the lawsuit filed by Stalin's grandson against a Russian newspaper: “By the same legal resoning, someone could sue the Holocaust Museum for besmirching Hitler’s good name....
Russia: The Meaning of “Avos'”
Russian Blog explains the notion of “avos'”: “One of the most exciting things that are ‘really Russian’ because they work only in Russia.”
